Tuesday, October 5th "What If'" Question

Entering the Kansas Speedway the top three in the Chase standings were separated by less than 100 points. Denny Hamlin led Jimmie Johnson and teammate Kyle Busch to the Midwest were things were bound to get interesting and where the point lead was bound to change.

For Busch he's never had the success at Kansas he's hoped for but the 2010 Chase was already shaping up to be different for the No. 18 M&M's Toyota Camry. As Johnson and Hamlin struggled early in the race, running outside the top 10, Busch was putting a solid performance in as he ran inside the top 10.

The point standings showed that Busch would have been five markers out of first had he continued running where he was. And if Hamlin and Johnson continued to slide back, he may have taken the point lead.

That all changed in a instant however. After feeling that Busch intentionally spun him out early in the race, David Reutimann decided that he had enough with Busch and reached his boiling point. After returning to the track Reutimann found himself running behind Busch and made his move.

Coming off turn two Reutimann ran into the side of Busch, spinning himself out and severely damaging the No. 18. Instead of finishing in the top 10, Busch had to settle for a 21st place finish and slid out of the top 10 in points.

But ...

What if David Reutimann did not retaliate against @KyleBusch on Sunday, would Busch have left Kansas as the point leader?

@Tammie_M3ENF l I hope not. I find Kyle aggressive and horrible. He and that girlfriend are the posh & becks of America... Fake!

@Ol_Man_Winter I say no. Kyle's to much of a hot head, he would've caused himself more trouble if he got away with it & hurt his points.

@RedChevy14 No he wouldn't. He was 10 back of Johnson after Dover, he wouldn't have finished first or second even without Reutimann.

@TheLeadLap Doubt it... he started 19th, and has around a 20th place avg finish in the COT there. He wouldn't have finished well enough.